Visible index system



Aug E4, 192.8. MSS

G. wooDHoUsE VISIBLE INDEX SYSTEM Filed March 31. 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet lwf; M, B928., 3,6%@355 e.. wooDHousE VISIBLE INDEX SYSTEM Filed March3l, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 www,

Au@ M, E928.. lw

G. woon-)HOUSE Y VISIBLE INDEX SYSTEMr Filed Maron 31. -1926 3sheets-sheet 3 Cny 1. af the suer element .athisldsi'ie f '55y temporaryramas aug., i4, 1928.

fran orio..

" enonenfiwoonnousn, or BUTTE, virioirrnrra .frisia-nx.v SYSTEM.

' "Appiivefien md-marinier '1926. serial No.' cares.

Vsystems i composed 'of separate `detac liabl'` and interchangeableunit'sxforming afyery. `compact and economicalrecord anangement;

or card which is designed'to-be assooi'a'tedli. or 'folderor.;

cabinet, ,the 'suchthat ary' With-v. either a temporary holder lo apermanent panelrame-or.

construction of the sheet being pluralityfofyvthe lsame may be arrangedin superposed overlapping relation, each carrying index indicia by meansof. which ready reference'is made ss'ible. Y 1

It is further ano j interlockingthe lsheets in the holder in such amanneras will permit of their readyfref moval. or interchange for the...usual-*Apure poses. .f n

y .porting the interlocked-sheets withinthe f Vrefine or support (upon.enn'mnted.I v v i Itv yisxstillffurther anobjectiverto provide .asheetyvhicli may vitself constituteaholder"r y`or ticklers or auxiliary'record matter, means"v provided 1 for 'Y protect-` f 3o ing the edgeof=the card and oactingwith also being preferably thejsameftoy provideacardreceivin pocket. .l (.)jtherf` objects kand"advantag'es'o yyve'I1t.-1' ';)I'1`"Will [be hereinafter set` forth-fand lathis?.fn'ovelj' features vvthereofY definedwby the.

appended Ielaimfls- ,'.therdrawin'ssff f l TFigurell is a 'pefrspectiveview of an index rmjof indexl sheet;

" iincluding' m special thecarriert erefor, and panel mounting; i 40'fFig'ure'Q isa Asectional view' on theplane .findicatedbythe linea-2 ofFigure 1; a nd vshowing in dotted. line the. swinging position used inconjunction with lFigure 3 'is an enlarged .fragmentary sectional vviewshowing more clearly the interlocking .ofv` the index sheets providedpnthe reverse Side of the same; i

.Figure .4 is a detail .perspective View of a filler member used inconjunction with the iholder ior maintaining` the index sheets posi-. tioned in. saidy holder;

' 'Figurey 5 is affront. elevation o'an adap- .tati0nfof11mindex-inwhich a transfer or 'i i older vis employed for holding .the indexnards;e

The present invention app'ertainsgtoi `provements in visibleindexzfor'faccrnniigingy ect to provide ireajnsfor Another object of theinvention visjto'p oli 1 vide a filler device for retainingand-'supe 1 cIn the carrying out ofr thls record system :which they-fare Uturesaspecial sheet or card; these terms y being interchangeablyl used, suchas disclosed the "in-r i varcuately slitv at spaced sheet wit y. sheets`is liest disclosed in Figure 6 shows a rear elevation ofthe ar'yrangementl depicted in Figure 5 with the, "sheets y.each broken away atcenter;

'Figure 7 is a detail view of a modified 'fforxn of' index sheet or cardtogether with itsV In` the main it is'lthe obje'ctoflthis'"inven-f tionto provide a novel formiof recordsheetf carrier partially withdrawn and'a removable recordcard 1n position;

nFigure 8 is a detailed View showing a lowjerfcorner of the form of carddisclosed in .,Fi' ure, 10 lis arfragmentary detail viewshowing.,thevapplieation of the protector to `,tli'ej index card moreclearly;

11 lis a sectionalviewon the line .Figure 10; and i v a FigureiilQ lis aplan view of a simplied form off-tindex card or sheet.

Like referencenumerals .designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral fign ures-of'the drawings.

or index I 'einploy as one ofpits novel feai'n Vits "simplest form inFigure 12 of the drawings.y This sheet comprises the body.

preferablyin alignment with the score-line 3, such notchng in oneadaptation forming end tabs 5 which of my vsystem at least constitutethe means for interlocking the sheet in a specially devised holder. Thesheet is points within the confines ofthe extension 2 so as to form apair of ears 6.' This slitting is done for two purposeszv'first toyprovide openings throughwhich a carrier strip 7 hereinafter referred tomay be introduced, and, sec ondly, tol provide a means or spacing oneV hrespect to thel other ink orderA to cause the lower edge of an undersheet to.project a predetermined amount belowV the edgeof a superposedsheet. This interlocking arran ement of the i'gure 6 of the drawingsvwherein it will be'observed that the 'upper edg'elvo-f .each succeedingsheet isV engaged beneaththexears' of a sheet. resulting in anoverlapping dlsposition lll@ preceding employ visible and serve as a.

seen in Figure 5 of the drawings. At the lower edge each sheet ispreferably' provided with index indicia so that .these are -always meansfor quickly selecting the proper index or record sheet of the seriesheld by the particular holder.

- A further adaptation of this record sheet is shown in Figure 7 of thedrawing. The constant handling of the record tends to soil or mutilatethe lower edges of the indexV sheets and for this reason it is desirableto some protective means for this edge. I -have devised a special formof protector which consists of a sheet of flexible transparent materialsuch as Celluloid or the like. Referring to Figure 9, a strip 8 of suchmaterial of the proper width is folded longitudinally along the linedesignated 9 and the opposite edges slit arcua-tely as indicated at 10so as to provide an interlocking tongue. In order to mount saidprotector upon the sheet in a tention I employ a sheet which is slightlylonger than the form illustrated in Figure 12. The lower edge 13 of sucha sheet, referring to Figure 8, is, folded rearwardly along the line 11and a notch is then cut in the two plies at opposite edges of the sheet,as indicated at 12. The protector strip is then slip ed over the foldededge and the tongue ormed by slitting as at 10, is engaged over thelower edge of the notch 12. This protector strip also forms a supportfor a removablel record card 15 as shown in Figure 7, which card may bepartially withdrawn at the sides of the sheet 1v for reference purposes,as indicated by dot- I ted lines in said figure.y For the purpose ofretaining the upper edge of this card in posi- `tion the sheet is formedwith holding ears 16 cut therefrom to engage over the card 15. The sheet1 and its lower edge 13 bear duplicate index indicia 14 so that whensaid edge is folded back against the sheet the index is visible eventhough the sheet be reversed.

In Figures 5 and 6 the simplified form of the sheet shown in Figure 12is illustrated as supported in a holder without the use of the carrierstrip, and thls may be accomplished by forming the sheet of such widththat the tabs 5 will overlap an opening in the holder. In thisapplication of the sheet a holder card or plate 17 is provided with anopening 18 within the body thereof and the tabs 5 overlap the side wallsof this opening so as to be slidably mounted therein to permit theinterlocking or connection pf the sheets by means of the ears 6 formed1n the extension 2 thereof, as clearly shown in igure 6. By this meansthe sheets are supported in overlapping relation with a portion extendedat the lower end for indexing purposes and the extent of this overlap 1smanner which will insure its rei determined-by the positionof, the ears-6 Figures 5 and 6 this retaining means comprises a. sheet or card 19which is engaged at its upper edge 20 beneath ythe ears 6 of tlelowermost sheet. The uppermost sheet o displacement by means of` holdingears 21 cut from the support 17 "and bent outwards suicient for theortion of the retaining card 19is supported y similar ears 22, disposedadjacent .the lower edge of the opening 18 in the holder. This card 19is of material suitable to be flexed into position and thus support theassembled sheets at the upper portion in the opening of the holder.

A convenient form for mounting this'h'oldthe series is retained in theholder against purpose while Athe flower Figure 5, to which the holderis affixed by any desired means such as the sta1ples-f24, and the upperleaf of the cover fo dsover and encloses the sheets to protect the'saine in their assembled relation. The mounting of the sheets in thisform of holder is faciliatedby the notch 4 at each side thereof whichdisposes the tab 5 at theA rear of the holder and the body of the sheetin contact with the front face thereof.

In Figures 1 to 3 the sheets such as shown in Figure 7 are adapted to bemounted in a frame type of holder 25,. the edges of which are channeled.The channels 26 at the side edges of the holder 'receive the projectingends of the carrier strip 7 `before de sheets in a series overlappingand spaced from each other at their lower edges. lThe extension 2 of'the upper sheet is disposed within the channel 26 of the frame or holderand is held in such position by means of a. retainer 2 7 comprising aplate engaging the ends of the strip 7 of the lowerrnost sheet withinthe channels 26 into which the edges 31 of the retainer extend as shown`in Figure 3. Thisplate is mounted. upon a yielding holder 28 which ispivotally connected by the clip 29 with the "retainer 27.

The opposite ends ofthe spring 28 comprising this holderl are seatedagainst rotative movement in the groove 30 at thelower edge of the frameand the retainer is thus held in contact with the cards under ayildconnection y so Y form a visible index,

assenso ing and outward swinging movement thereof if it be desred toremove or replace any of the sheets of the series;

Ilhe edges 3l of the retainer extend into the channels 26 of the frameand the upper edge thereof may be cut away at 32 to form a iingerholdfor the purpose of flexing the retainer laterally, as indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 4, if it be desired to remove the latter from theframe. When so flexed the holder may be swung outward away from thesheets as indeated by dotted lines in Figure 2. When it` is desired toswing the retainer 2? outwardly to release the sheets they are lifted toa substantially horizontal position permitting access to the retainerwhich is at other times practically in contact with the rear of theholder 25.

The operation of the invention will be apparent from the foregoingdescription from which it will be seen that the form of sheet usedcomprises a unit member adapted to be inserted in a typewriting machinefor the application of any desired data or indexing thereon, andsubsequently assembled with similar sheets bw l means ofthe'interlocking isposed that the series of sheets are spaced from eachother at their lower. endsrendering a portion visible for index indiciaand convenient handling .of the sheet when access is desired thereto.ll-Thilethe sheets` may be so interloc-ked to they may be suitablysupportedupon any desired type of holder, but thefusev ofthe retainer isfound of im- I'iortancev as it retains the sheets in their propervspaced .relations 'in the` holder and prevents unauthorized "removal ofany of the .other before" rreir removal.

`provided.atztli'e,lt'nv'er end of the sheet forms sheetsbyf"annoutwardtension thereon. The 'i terlOGked cannot be direct-ly"must be separated from each The protector a desiraloleftinlg'erholdlfor grasping the sheet and. protects the index indicia thereon Whileforming 'mean "by which the removable reeord 'card ma Lv"Ibe supportedupon the face of the sheet in connection with the holding earsprovidedfor that purpose. This protector is readily removable and may beappLed as desired.

While the specific construction/of the .sheets and means 'for mountingvthe same has been shown and described, the invention is not confinedthereto aschanges and alterations may .beinade without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.A v

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new'and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: t

l. ln an' index, the combination with a holder, of a pluralityof sheetcarriers slidably mounted therein in parallel relation, sheets supportedby said carriers and having projections from the face thereof adapted toengage an edge or' a parallel sheet and vspace the sheets in paralleloverlapping relation, and a filler device coacting with the carrier uponthe lowermost sheet to maintain the carriers positioned adjacent eachother.

2. In an index, the combination with a holder, of a plurality of sheetcarriers, sheets having flaps cut from the body thereof to provideapertures to receive the carriers to support the sheets, said flapsconstituting stops for an adjacent sheet by engaging its upper edge tocause the edges of the sheets to overlap.

3. In an index, the combination with a holder, of a plurality of sheetcarriers slidingly mounted at their side edges therein,

sheets each supported by one of said carriers and havlng an extensionbendably connected with the upper portion thereof, and interlockingmeans formed from said extension and adapted to overlap the extension ofan adjacent sheet.

4. An index card or sheet comprising a body portion having a bendablyconnected extension, and a removablev carrier member mounted in saidextension and projectingbeyond the side edges thereof, said carrierbeing retained by passage throughfapertures in saidextension. 1

5. An index card or sheet comprising a body portion provided at itsupper end with means for supporting the same in 'a holder and at itslower end with a rebent port-ion, meansl for attaching said rebentportion to the body of the card at each side thereof to form retainfngmeans for a record card, and holding projections from said body disposedto emb race the upper edge ot said card.

6. An index card or sheetcomprising a body portion provided with meansor supporting the saniein a holder and recesses at the lower side edgesthereof, and a protector bent upon itself to embrace said edges andformed with a tongue cut therefrom so as to project from its base towardthe bend line to interlock with said recesses.,

7. In a 'cardfndex, the combination with a holder, of a series ofassociated sheets slidingly mounted therein and adapted to' engage theupper portion of the holder, and a retaining device supported by thelower portion of the holder and adapted to be Withdrawnclaterally of theassembled sheets.

8.' In a card-index, the combination with a holder, of a series ofassociated lsheets slidinglyk mounted therein and adapted to engage theupper portion of the. holder, a rctainingA device comprising a cardadapted to engage the lowermost sheet and a supporting spring for saidcard pivotally connected thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

GERGE WOODHGUSE.

lill

r and the holder,

